Business Spotlight

M&I Bank employees at the Laura Hill branch in O'Fallon recently finished a series of Savings and Checking 101 classes for residents at the local Salvation Army.

Elizabeth Johnsen, personal banker at the Laura Hill branch, said the partnership began when the bank contacted Cindy Scanlon, manager of the Salvation Army in O'Fallon. The call happened to come at the perfect time as Scanlon had just received the funds to start a banking and finance program at her location.

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As many big corporations and financial institutions continue to crumble, and families are forced to stretch the dollar so much further, several local families have combined their talents and skills and decided to depend on themselves during these disastrous economical times.